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Archive for November, 2009

Sony Cybershot DSC-T900

Published by: yuga under: Photography. 7 replies

posted: November 18th, 2009

Sony lent me a couple of gears last week for m trip to Misibis Bay. Hoping that we could do some water-related activities, I picked the Sony Cybershot DSC-T900 with Marine Pack.

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Sun Double Unlimited will do it for Php249

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 13 replies

posted: November 17th, 2009

While Smart and Globe are both offering Php499 a month for unlimited calls on mobile and landline within their own network, Sun Cellular Double Unlimited is also offering similar to its subscribers for half that price — at Php249.

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Liberty Telecoms doing free WiMax trials?

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , WiFi. 22 replies

posted: November 17th, 2009

A tip from a reader shares that Liberty Telecoms is gearing up to be introduced commercially this November providing WiMax connectivity to cities of Mandaluyong, San Juan, Makati and Quezon City.

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Nokia X3 gets Priced Ahead of Local Launch

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 7 replies

posted: November 16th, 2009

The new Nokia X3 has been spotted on a local distributor’s site ahead of the official launching in the Philippines. The listed retail price — Php8,990.

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MSI Wind12 U210 Review

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 12 replies

posted: November 16th, 2009

MSI’s 12 inch Wind12 U210 netbook is the very first one in its category to sport a AMD Athlon Neo processor. Check out our review below and see how it fares in the Atom-dominated world of netbooks.

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Manny Pacquiao knocks out PLDT WatchPad

Published by: yuga under: TV , Telecoms. 59 replies

posted: November 15th, 2009

My brother kept on begging me for a week to set up PLDT WatchPad on the laptop so we can hook it up on the LCD TV for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight today.

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Driving a Rhino ATV at Cagraray Island

Published by: yuga under: Automotive. 8 replies

posted: November 15th, 2009

This is the second year that I’ve been invited to join HP and Intel on their annual Synergy trip. This time, it’s at the Cagraray Island in Albay (we went to Bohol last year) where I got to drive around a 1,000-cc Rhino ATV.

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HP Mini 5101 in the flesh

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 10 replies

posted: November 14th, 2009

First time I saw the HP Mini 5101 was earlier this week during the Windows 7 Enterprise Launch. I only had a short video clip of it. Fortunately, I had another chance to use it again today. Check out the video and photos after the jump.

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MSI Wind12 U200 Pro

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 10 replies

posted: November 14th, 2009

Aside from scoring an AMD Athlon Neo in one of its Wind netbook series, MSI also brought in some CULV processors to boot. I saw the MSI Wind12 U200 in a magazine ad inside a Cebu Pacific plane yesterday.

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Speaking at CEL Manila Tomorrow!

Published by: yuga under: Events. 10 replies

posted: November 13th, 2009

Consumer Electronics Live! (CEL Manila 2009) starts today until Sunday at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. I will be speaking at a panel tomorrow afternoon so drop by if you can.

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How to Effectively Measure Broadband Speeds?

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 58 replies

posted: November 13th, 2009

There will always be claims of product/service superiority among competing companies and the one between Smart and Globe is a classic example. The latest one is the battle between mobile broadband services Globe Tattoo and Smart Bro.

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HTC Touch HD 2 First Impression

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 10 replies

posted: November 12th, 2009

During the Windows 7 Enterprise Launch earlier this week, I was able to take a sneak peek at the upcoming HTC HD 2 and though I was not allowed to take pictures or video, they allowed me to play around with it for a while.

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Xitrix TravelPro M10 Netbook

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 25 replies

posted: November 11th, 2009

A Philippine-based company called Xitrix has assembled their own netbook and the specs are a bit souped up. Check out the photos and specs after the jump.

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Sony-Ericsson Xperia X2 Video Demo

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 14 replies

posted: November 11th, 2009

The Sony-Ericsson Xperia X2 is expected to be coming out this December and we’ve got a first-hand video demo yesterday. It also has a lower introductory price compared to the X1 at Php37,000.
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Smart buys Chikka.com

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , The Internet. 22 replies

posted: November 10th, 2009

It’s been confirmed that yesterday Smart Communications has bought Chikka.com for some undisclosed amount. Two top executives from Chikka Asia Inc. posted updates on their Twitter account about this development.

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Nokia Booklet 3G to go for Php39,000

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing. 33 replies

posted: November 10th, 2009

That’s the best price of the Nokia Booklet 3G we’ve heard so far. That doesn’t include customs and VAT so I’m guessing that will be the lowest figure when it officially gets here in the Philippines.

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Google to Acquire AdMob

Published by: yuga under: AdSense , Gooooogle , Mobile. 1 reply

posted: November 10th, 2009

I already saw this coming but didn’t thought it will be this soon. Email from AdMob (biggest mobile ad network in the world) states that they have reached an agreement with Google for a buy-out.

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Nokia to Replace Defective Chargers

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 6 replies

posted: November 9th, 2009

Quite a number of Nokia chargers have been found defective (or have not passed quality control) today and phone owners are encouraged to have them replaced under the Nokia Charger Exchange Program. Check out below the announcement sent out today.

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CNN Heroes: Vote for Efren Peñaflorida

Published by: yuga under: The Internet. 8 replies

posted: November 9th, 2009

cnn heroesFilipino Efren Peñaflorida made it to the finals of the 2009 CNN Heroes. He is vying for the top spot and online voting is ongoing. Help Efren by voting for him here. There’s an event today at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall to kick-off the campaign.

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F.A.Q: Windows 7 in the Philippines

Published by: yuga under: Microsoft , Software. 30 replies

posted: November 8th, 2009

During the public launch of Windows 7 yesterday, we threw some pretty important questions to Microsoft executives about the new operating system.

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